This May have been asked lots of times before: but I couldn't find it.
I've tried on about 12 wedding dresses, and there are 3 that I love, all quite different. I'm having trouble deciding!
Those of you who have your dress already, how did you find "THE ONE"?
Met 30th May 2005
Proposed in Monte Carlo August 25th 2013
Became Mrs K on 30th May 2015
Married my Gorgeous Greek God
CommentAuthorShelleyM46
i knew when i found the one because it made me feel skinny n makes it look like i have boobies lol . i just got an overwhelming feeling inside its hard to explain just felt giddy n i cried . i did carry on trying different dresses after just to see and none could compare to it. u will find the one just keep searching and if you go back to one of the 3 then you know. the main thing is tho try not to stress or worry that u wont find it just have fun x
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CommentAuthorsarah
I agree with Shelly - a lot ladies know the dress is the one because they look and feel amazing in the dress. Are there any styles that you found that feel really flattering. When I went to try on dresses the first couple times I didn't find the one, but I did find the shape I preferred - fit and flare with a sweetheart neckline. Knowing this really helped me when searching for the perfect dress.
CommentAuthorAmyH608
I only went to 1 shop and tried on 7 dresses.....i knew the 7th dress was the one because before it was even done up i cried lol! I didnt want to try on too many as i am very undecisive lol!! xx
CommentAuthorSonya
I tried mine on at a designer weekend and thought it was the one but was on my own. A couple of months later I made 4 appointments and my dress was at the last shop - I figured if I tried on lots and I still liked it then it must be. I just didn't think I'd get 'the one' feeling. So 2nd to last shop I tried something completely different and loved it, said to my mum, sister and moh that I didn't need to go to the last shop but my mum insisted saying I had to be sure cos I'd had the other in my head for months. So we went and as soon as I put it on I knew it was 'The One'!! My moh cried, my mum and sister loved it too! I think for me just the thought of wearing anything but that dress wouldn't feel right, I love looking at dresses but know there's not a dress out there could sway me now
You will get there, my dress makes me feel so pretty and I kept walking up and down to feel it swish around with me, makes me smile just thinking about it now, keep going and you will find it, put trust as well in the shop ladies, the lady at my shop gave me one to try on after she asked what I wanted, when I looked at it on the hanger I tried it on to be polite but it was awesome and gave the effect I was looking for and my mum was let's buy it, let's buy it :)
CommentAuthorVictoriaB
I tried lots on and always thought I'd get something with a sleeve because I'm quite paranoid about my arms but ended up with one with lace straps, went to 4bridal shops, tried on about 20dresses in total and felt like I'd never find the one, saw this one on a hanger and lady said here try this shape on I looked at it and it looked so boring on the hanger didn't want to try it but I was too scared to say no because she had helped me in and out of a few dresses and I felt guilty lol ! But once I had it on and zipped up I was so excited it looked elegant and was so glad it didn't have a corset back (kept being told I'd need a corset back because I'm a bigger size) absolutely thrilled with it no others compared and all the other shops told me to get a ball gown because it would really pull me in at the waist, ended up with an A line.
CommentAuthoralmost a year wife!!
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I tried 7 and bought the 7th! I kept my eyes closed until I was fully in it and in front of the mirror... I cried because I thought I looked amazing and I actually had a waist and it flattered me, mum wasnt so keen and kept staying ooh try this try that... I did to please we but I did say to her "I don't want to try on any more!" Lol... I thought I knew what I wanted...
What I thought I wanted
What I thought I wanted
What I got
The back
Yeah it's totally different lol
Ill marry my hero
CommentAuthorThe-Future-Mrs-B
I also had in my mind I wanted a lace-up back, I've actually chosen a dress with a zip back lol
CommentAuthorAprilS61
Mine was the first I'd picked up but tried it on fourth, and had a smile on my face the whole time it was on and kept touching it because it felt amazing, and when I walked out and saw my MIl and sister cry I knew it had to be mine. Then on the way home they said the people waiting for the changing rooms after me cried too when they saw it!
Mr & Mrs Swan 04/04/15
CommentAuthorVerity
Well I went to a boutique to try some dresses on. Put on first one and bought it 10 mins after :) Havent try any other dress lol xx
CommentAuthorLauraK7
I knew what style of dress I wanted so that helped I thought I'd settled on a dress but tried the last one on and completely didn't like the original one I thought I was going to have anymore
CommentAuthorMrsH
I had a certaiun style in mind and tried on about 6 in that style and none of them were amazing. Th elady then brought one out and to be honest I ddin't like the look of it at all- oit was a different style and shape to what i had orginally thought of. I tried it on and immeditaely I loved it! It really flattered my figure unlike the others did and it was perfect- I knew straight away and seeing my mum and MOH cry was the final deciding factor for me!
I think you just feel right and it's when you just want to wear it all the time that you know you've chosen the right one!
CommentAuthorleasa
Thank you all so much ladies, I've booked to try the 3 back on, 12th April and my sister is coming with me this time.
Maybe the dress will find me x
Met 30th May 2005
Proposed in Monte Carlo August 25th 2013
Became Mrs K on 30th May 2015
Married my Gorgeous Greek God
CommentAuthorRachelE118
I took my best friend and MOH and I tried on loads of dresses. Saw a couple I liked, but she didn't feel the love for any. Then she asked them to get the dress off the model in the window(I thought it was yuck), an d once it was on I felt amazing (very curvy) and she cried. It's weird as that was in November and I won't get it back now til the end of April....and will be wearing it at the end of June :)
CommentAuthor*The NewMrsMalin*
We are hoping going to try dresses on this Friday and Saturday but going with an open mind :)
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Got together on12th May 2011, proposed on the 12th May 2013
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CommentAuthorNicky2988
Because i didn't want to even look at any other dresses. And i'd looked at hundreds! Just make sure you are opened minded and remember dresses never look as good on the hanger as they do once you have them on. x
CommentAuthorCharlotteE98
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I went to 3 shops and tried about 10 dresses altogether. I took my Mum to the first two shops. I'm a real tomboy and found it very difficult trying dresses on, and my Mum isn't the sort of person to show her emotions and didn't cry or anything :o/ I thought I'd found one I loved, then found two more that were very different to the first one that I really liked.
I took two very close friends to the last shop. They obviously know me in a different way to family. The deciding factor was when I tried the first dress on and they both almost cried when I walked out of the changing room (a very different reaction to my Mum!). I tried on a couple of other dresses but nothing compared to the first one.
I thought I didn't want a train, but the one I've chosen has quite a long one and I thought blow it, I might as well enjoy being a princess for a day. It felt right and you wouldn't even know the train was there. It also has a gorgeous pashmina to go with it. And it's £200 cheaper than the first dress I liked :o)
I think it's a bit like buying a house. The more you look, the harder it is to make a decision. Maybe try taking a friend for a 'second viewing' of your favourites? Good luck!
CommentAuthorElizabethF49
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I went to 2 shops and tried on about 20 dresses it was the first dress I tried on in the second shop and I just knew I loved it but continued trying dresses on after I had been through them all I asked the assistant if I could try the first one on her words to me where 'I knew youd go back to it ive kept it aside so no one else could try it on while I was in' after I tried it on again I walked out the changing room to woman I don't know wowing at me
After 7 years and 11 months he proposed to me 18.10.13
Our son is 5 years old and our world
Getting married 15.08.15.
Life hasnt been easy but we have each other :)
CommentAuthorleasa
I've added pictures of the 3 I can't decide on in my profile. One of them is of me trying the dress on. But my sister doesn't like it. I love all 3
You have all helped me so much, I'm going to try them all on again and go with the flow.
Good luck with the weddings ladies x
Met 30th May 2005
Proposed in Monte Carlo August 25th 2013
Became Mrs K on 30th May 2015
Married my Gorgeous Greek God
CommentAuthorSonya
I really like the first one but then I think that's a Maggie Sottero dress so I'm biased as mine's a maggie!
Not keen on the 2nd and the 3rd looks lovely on you
I just didn't want to take mine off. Try to visualise yourself walking down the aisle in all 3 and see which feels right
Became Mrs Mulholland on September 12th 2014!!!
CommentAuthorTheNewMrsBarrett
I agree with Sonya, I like the first and the 3rd. See how you feel in them all again when you go back xx
CommentAuthorleasa
It is a maggie "Alaina" and it's gorgeous, the second one looks different on me to the model, and the 3rd one is the one I like but my sister hates (she doesn't like the one shoulder styles but I do)
Met 30th May 2005
Proposed in Monte Carlo August 25th 2013
Became Mrs K on 30th May 2015
Married my Gorgeous Greek God
CommentAuthorSonya
Just don't think about what anyone else likes/thinks, you need to pick what you like so please don't be swayed if you think that's the one.
Became Mrs Mulholland on September 12th 2014!!!
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
I knew I wanted something with detailing on the train. I looked at many different ones, and that was how I ended up with wanting that detailing. I ordered my dress without actually seeing it, I just fell in love with it every time I looked at the pictures of it. Fortunately I loved it even more when I tried it on for the first time
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthorAprilS61
I like the third one best. Hope it's easier to choose! X
Mr & Mrs Swan 04/04/15
CommentAuthorVictoriaB
I think the 3rd is gorgeous. Get the one you feel the best and most comfortable in. Its you that will be walking up the aisle in it ,no one else.x
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
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I personally like the second one but would like to see a little detail on it, maybe add some jewellery type bits
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthorleasa
The detail in the pleats of the second one is beautiful, the photo doesn't do it justice, with a jewelled veil it made my dad well up and he likes it best. (Poor dad has been to all my fittings, but he seems to enjoy it-we lost mum 7 years ago so he's doing all the "mum" duties too x)
Met 30th May 2005
Proposed in Monte Carlo August 25th 2013
Became Mrs K on 30th May 2015
Married my Gorgeous Greek God
CommentAuthorThe-Future-Mrs-B
I like the 1st one, get the one you love, don't listen to why others don't like parts of a dress, do what you want and get what you want :)
CommentAuthorMiss_Becca
If you don't really love one more than the other, maybe you still haven't found 'the one'. When choosing mine I 'really liked' the 1st one I tried on & none of the others quite matched up - so I thought that this dress was 'the one'. Then the last dress I tried on I literally couldn't stop smiling & went giddy like someone else said. I didn't want to take it off & just felt so amazing. When I looked back at my previous favourite dress I now felt it looked plain. I think when you've found 'the one' you really do know. & if you don't know, then you probably haven't found it.
CommentAuthorGemmaB58
When I found my dress, I just knew I had to have it. I was completely speechless and got all teary, I never thought I would that way about a dress. My friend that came to look with me agreed that it looked like the one. Xx
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CommentAuthorCharlieBe-Cool
I tried on about 30 in all. Mine was at the first local shop I went to. My sister actually pulled it out. It was the only one there I loved, had everything I wanted; lace all over, lace up back, strapless, sparkle, finished with a chapel train with lovely lace edging and a belt. Its also the only dress I tried on and couldnt stop smiling. I went to a couple of other shops after and tried more but they didnt compare to how I felt and looked in 'mine'. So took my BMs along to see me in it. They all said is was lovely, really suited me and was exactly what they thought I would get. Put my deposit down there and then lol. Cant wait to try it on again. Hope it looks as good as I'm so short they had to order it 3 inches shorter, and now trying to find some nice shoes which are fairly high but stable!
Met my prince charming - May 2002
Finally tying the knot - July 2015
Where there is love there is life - Muhatma Ghandi
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
if non of the 3 particularly stand out to you, then keep looking. I just knew when I had it on, it had everything I wanted and did not want to take it off.
Met June 2009 on my Birthday,Met again July 2009 and got
together, May 2010 Moved in,Jan 2011 got pregnant,
August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
Dec 2011 Got engaged, July 2015 Getting married! Yay!
CommentAuthorCh4lky
I knew mine was the one because as soon as I saw myself in the mirror I let out a little 'eeeep' and then couldn't breathe lol my MoH looked at the girls in the shop and said 'that'll be it then, we'll take that one thank you' lol
Leanne & Shane met and fell in love within seconds
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CommentAuthorleasa
I bought it! Tried the two from the pictures again...I bought the 1st one. After a while I just kept thinking about it, and tried it on again. This time it just.....made me feel like no other will compare x My sister saw me in it and said "this is it, this is the one!" Thank you all for your support.
Met 30th May 2005
Proposed in Monte Carlo August 25th 2013
Became Mrs K on 30th May 2015
Married my Gorgeous Greek God
CommentAuthorMelanieR15
Does everyone have to find the one? Does the one exist? I love my dress but I didn't cry or get overly emotional when I tried it on. It is only a dress at the end of the day. I wouldn't worry about trying to find the one. If you try on a dress and it makes you look good, feel good and you feel comfortable wearing it for the whole day then effectively it is the one.
I know this sounds a bit unenthusiastic but I just feel it isn't worth stressing out over for ages. I started off by stressing out loads as I was waiting for the moment when I looked at myself in the mirror and cried. But in the second shop I went into the shop assistant and she said not everyone is going to cry it depends if you are normally emotional. So I stopped worrying, tried on loads of dresses and chose and paid for my dress - I love it.
Met 01.06.2010
Started going out 01.10.2010
Got engaged on 30.12.2012
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